2016 Mass. Football Rankings

Position: TE/LBSpec: 6'5 230 lbs.School: Penn StateNotes: Our 2015 Mass Prep Stars Player of the Year heads off to the Penn State Nittany Lions program after helping lead Marshfield to a 2014 Super Bowl Championship. The Mass Prep Stars Super Team TE was widely regarded as an All-State selection by all reputable local media outlets. Dalton is loaded with upside, as he is blessed with athleticism and is a talented play-maker.

The 2016 rankings were based on a combination of on-field performance, improvements, athletic intangibles, team influence, college recruiting, performance, potential and overall skill set.

The rankings include only players playing at a Massachusetts High School / Prep School or Mass. residents playing at a school outside of Mass. in New England.

The rankings are an accumulation of valued (coach, media, scout) opinions and should not to be used as a conclusive assessment.

Our final rankings list features 35 profiled student-athletes, as well as an alphabetical list of others who have caught the eyes of Mass Prep Stars in 2015 and over the course of their high school careers and off-seasons.

Postgraduates and players playing outside of New England are included below.

Please continue to assist us by recommending additions to the list and future lists (including our upcoming 2017 list) by emailing newenglandprepstars@hotmail.com